Characteristics of behavior and thinking related to problem-solving in the daily lives of persons with a high sense of coherence: A qualitative study using quantitative text analysis

• Kase Takayoshi

  College of Contemporary Psychology, Rikkyo University

• Ueno Yuki

  Center for Advanced School Education and Evidence-based Research (CASEER), Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo

• Shimamoto Kohei

  Department of Education, Meisei University

• Oishi Kazuo

  College of Community and Human Services, Rikkyo University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 高いSense of Coherenceを持つ者の日常生活における問題への対処にかかわる行動や思考の特徴：計量テキスト分析による質的検討

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to clarify the characteristics of behavior and problem solving related thinking among persons with high Sense of Coherence (SOC) through the methods of free description investigation and quantitative text analysis. Participants were 200 males and 200 females, (mean age = 49.0; SD = 18.3) living in different parts of Japan. They were administered a tool, wherein they provided answers to 10 questions about problem solving in daily life through free description. Additionally, they were also administered the SOC scale and Kessler 10. First, participants were classified into the high SOC group and low SOC group based on their score on the SOC scale and Kessler 10. Following this, the answers of free description were analyzed by co-occurrence network analysis. The results of this analysis indicated that persons with high SOC were more likely to adopt positive and strategic behaviors and thoughts for solutions after objectively understanding the problem at hand. Moreover, it was found that the characteristics of persons with high SOC persons not only reflected in the personal areas of their life such as problem solving, dealing with stressors, and emotions but also in interpersonal areas such as communication and interpersonal relationships.

Journal

• Stress Science Research

  Stress Science Research 35 (0), 21-31, 2020

  Public Health Research Foundation

Keywords

• sense of coherence
• problem solving
• quantitative text analysis
• co-occurrence network analysis

Details

• CRID: 1390007834744723712
• NII Article ID: 130008085993
• DOI: 10.5058/stresskagakukenkyu.2020001
• ISSN: 18845525
• ISSN: 13419986
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/stresskagakukenkyu/35/0/35_2020001/_pdf
• Text Lang: ja
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